Shocked to hear about the accident in Mangalore as well loss of life

We are really shocked on hearing about the accident of Air India flight in Mangalore killing over 150 persons. Our deepest sympathies with the families of those killed. Words can never express the sorrow we feel in our heart.

B S Vohra
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Green signal for new power tariff order for the Capital

The Solicitor-General of India has given the go-ahead to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission to announce the new tariff order for the Capital. The Commission had written to Solicitor-General Gopal Subramanium seeking his opinion on the validity of the Delhi Government's policy direction asking it not to go ahead with the tariff announcement just a day before it was due. Armed with the Solicitor-General's opinion, the DERC has now shot off a letter to Delhi's Power Secretary pointing out why the Commission is not bound to adhere to its earlier directive. The Solicitor-General's opinion is a major boost for the DERC's contention that it cannot be stopped from passing the tariff order.

"The direction issued by the Delhi Government under Section 108 of the Electricity Act (EA), 2003, has given rise to questions regarding the extent and applicability having legal connotations. This matter was referred to the Solicitor-General of India for giving his valuable opinion," says the DERC letter to Power Secretary Rajendra Kumar.

DETAILED NEWS CAN BE VIEWED FROM THE LINK IN HEADLINE ABOVE.

With thanks : source : Hindu

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MCD gets tough on colony advertisements

Residents living in society flats in the national Capital would soon have to shell out a heavy fine if companies that advertise their brand or products on the society's entrance boards do not pay a charge to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

In an attempt to extract advertisement tax from companies which advertise their brand's name on the welcome boards at the entrance of these residential blocks, the MCD is conducting a survey to ascertain the exact number of societies in Delhi with advertiser sponsored welcome boards.

"All the apartments in the capital have these welcome boards and they are sponsored by the advertisers who pitch their products on them. They need to pay us for advertising their brand otherwise we will take strict action against the companies and the society's president as well," said B N Singh, director of the advertisement department in the MCD.

There are approximately 2,000 societies in Delhi. According to him, notices to advertisers are already in the process of being sent for the payment of advertisement tax. MCD officials have decided to fix the charges for the boards. "The advertisers will have to pay us Rs 100 for one square metre per month. According to our estimates, the normal welcome board being displayed comes to around 10 square metre," Singh added.

This way, for a 10- metre board size, an advertiser has to pay Rs 1,000 per month to the civic agency. According to Section 143 of the Delhi Municipal Council (DMC) Act, the MCD's permission is mandatory for advertising of any form."Take for instance: so and so company welcomes you to XYZ Enclave. For the people living there, it's a free board as the advertisers sponsor the board and gets it placed on the societies' entrance gates.

Thousands of people get to see it. If this is not advertisement, then what is?" Singh asked.

With thanks : source : Jagran City Plus. Original link in headline above.

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Jal Board Unveils Summer Plan To Keep City's Water Woes At Bay

Part from adding 35 million gallons to its supply a day (MGD) since last year in preparation for this year's early summer, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) announced its summer action plan on Thursday.DJB's complaint redress system has been made more efficient deployment of water tanker and prompt attendance to complaints and leakages, a DJB spokesperson said.

DJB CEO Ramesh Negi said the situation was not as bad as the previous years after the Jal Board started taking strong measures against illegal water connections and rationing water supply. "Compared to past years, the water situation is manageable this season. Unauthorised colonies and JJ clusters that do not have piped water supply and depend on tankers, are usually the worst sufferers. We have not just rationed piped water supply but also tanker supply, which is paying dividends."

DETAILED NEWS CAN BE VIEWED FROM THE LINK IN HEADLINE ABOVE.

With thanks : source : Indian Express

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Road Tax On Luxury Cars To Be Raised Three Times

The one-time road tax or registration fee imposed on new four-wheelers is set to be raised in the national Capital. The Delhi Government's transport department is bringing a Cabinet proposal pertaining to increase in the road tax on the new vehicles, with special focus on luxury cars. The proposal is expected to be discussed in the Cabinet meeting on Monday. 

The minimum road tax to be proposed is four per cent on the car priced less than Rs four lakh. The cars like Maruti Eeco, Chevrolet Spark, Tata Indica, Maruti Zen will come into the above category. The maximum road tax is proposed to be 12 per cent on the car priced above Rs one crore. BMW M series, Porsche, Mercedes Benz SL Class, Audi A-8, Rolls Royce Ghost, Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe will fall into this category. 

Currently, there are two slabs of the road tax in the Capital. The lowest is two per cent for cars costing up to Rs four lakh. The highest road tax is fixed at four per cent for cars costing more than Rs four lakh. It would be pertinent to mention that Delhi Government has generated revenue over Rs 530 crore from registration of new vehicles. 

DETAILED NEWS CAN BE VIEWED FROM THE LINK IN HEADLINE ABOVE.

With thanks : source : Daily Pioneer

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Food inflation up at 16.49 pc

Food inflation went up by a notch to 16.49 per cent for the week ended May 8 and analysts expect prices to remain stuck around this level until the advent of a normal monsoon.Annual food inflation in the previous reporting week was 16.44 per cent.Analysts said food inflation would come down drastically only in the later half of the fiscal when the impact of a normal monsoon becomes visible on crops.

DETAILED NEWS CAN BE VIEWED FROM LINK IN HEADLINE ABOVE.

With thanks : Source : Tribune

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Now, You Can Drive Faster On Delhi Roads, Speed Limit Raised On Key City Roads

Now, you can travel the entire stretch of Delhi Gurgaon expressway or DND flyway at 80kmph without having traffic cops flag you down for speeding. In a move that attempts to bring road rules up to speed with ground realities and with various infrastructural projects getting completed ahead of Commonwealth Games Delhi traffic police has upped speed limits on several arterial roads in the city.

The new limits on most stretches now range between 50 to 80kmph and there are plans for further revision as more roads get cleared out in the near future. The move also puts Delhi in the league of international cities where speed limits are high on expressways and highways for quick vehicular transit and low in residential colonies and markets, where pedestrian movement is heavy.

With the changes, effective from May 20, the speed limits on all expressways is now 80kmph for cars and two wheelers. On most stretches of major roads like Ring Road and Outer Ring Road, it is 60kmph, and in residential areas, 25kmph. For trucks and buses, however, the limit has been fixed at 40kmph on all roads except residential areas where it is just 20kmph.

DETAILED NEWS CAN BE VIEWED FROM LINK IN HEADLINE ABOVE.

With thanks : source : Times of India

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Sub Station - 6 - (BSES) VK

Dear Sir,  

I wish to inform you that on the main road towards B-1, Vasant Kunj, near DAV School, your Empty "Cable wire junk wheels" are lying outside your BSES Sub Station - 6, at Vasant Kunj from last 6 years & there is no one to check the same. The place is looking like a junk Yard & the same should be removed from there & sent to your junk yard ASAP.

I tried to call Mr. Mangal Singh at 931 266 7490, but he did not pick up the phone. You are requested to please let us know, who will be responsible for the same or forward the complaint to the concerned officer / department.

The same is in the case of cemented poles, which are also lying there from last 6 years at the T point.

You are again requested to kindly let us know the concerned zonal officer incharge whom we can contact with his e-mail & tel no.

Thanks to do the needful.

  

Best Regards,

For Green Glade Apartment (RWA) Regd.  

Harpal Kochar

Hony Vice President (RWA)

hpkochar@yahoo.co.in
(M) 9810027511

Dirty drinking water in Krishna nagar

Dainik Jagran - City Plus - Dated 16.5.2010

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RWA New Kondli, Mayur Vihar

डी ब्लाक न्यू कोंडली मयूर विहार ३ रिहायशी वेलफेयर एसोशिएशन का आपको बहुत बहुत धनयवाद

आशा है आपका सहयोग हमें जरुर मिलेगा

धनयवाद

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There is simply not enough water in Delhi, to support any more growth.....

Hitting out at the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for "sanctioning mass building and construction across the city without factoring in the water availability" DJB chief Ramesh Negi said: "In wake of the city's water woes and a total hydrological imbalance, there has to be an end to the vertical growth. The DDA should ban further growth. Unless this is done, the city can never have an equitable water supply." There is "simply not enough water in Delhi", to support any more growth, he told Newsline.

EXCERPTS FROM NEWS PUBLISHED IN INDIAN EXPRESS : ONLY 1 WATER CONNECTION PER FLAT : DELHI JAL BOARD ( DJB ) : Link in headline above for detailed news, with thanks to Indian Express.

OUR QUESTIONS : 

If there is not enough water in Delhi to support any more growth and it's being said by none other than DJB Chief Mr Ramesh Negi, than how the builders lobby is on it's peak in almost every part of the city ? Why the water harvesting is not being enforced, even though, normal to heavy rains are being expected this season ? Why the water is being wasted from various leakages in DJB pipes ? Who is responsible for this mismanagement ? Your most valued comments please.

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